PRINTER'S NO. 3860
No. 2753 Session of 1988
INTRODUCED BY IRVIS, OCTOBER 13, 1988
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND COMMERCE,
OCTOBER 13, 1988
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 10, 1981 (P.L.214, No.67), entitled "An
2 act relating to the lawful conduct of bingo, prescribing
3 penalties and making a repeal," further providing for the
4 operation and conducting of bingo.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 5(a) of the act of July 10, 1981
8 (P.L.214, No.67), known as the Bingo Law, amended February 12,
9 1988 (P.L.76, No.14), is amended to read:
10 Section 5. Rules for licensing and operation.
11 (a) Issuance and fee.--The licensing authority shall
12 license, upon application, any association as defined in section
13 3 to conduct the game of bingo at one location in the county,
14 which, when in a county of the second class, shall only be in
15 the city, borough or township where the main business office or
16 headquarters of the association is located. The county treasurer
17 of a county of the second class shall indicate on each license
18 the city, borough or township where the association may conduct
1 bingo. The single municipal location limitation shall not apply
2 to a group of licensed associations conducting bingo at a
3 central location, or to a religious organization whose
4 membership resides in more than one city, borough or township.
5 The license fee to be charged to each nonprofit association
6 shall be $100 per annum except to those recognized senior
7 citizens' groups who conduct bingo for their members only the
8 fee shall be $50 per annum. The license fee to be charged to
9 each agricultural association or county fair shall be $100 per
10 annum. Associations which conduct bingo only one period each
11 year for not more than three consecutive days shall be charged
12 $15 for the issuance of their license. The fees collected
13 pursuant to this section shall be paid by the licensing
14 authority into the general fund of the county and used for
15 county purposes. All records retained by the licensing authority
16 relating to the issuance of bingo licenses and bingo permits
17 shall be public information.
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19 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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